@Jolly said in Biden's Secret Negotiations: @Aqua-Letifer said in Biden's Secret Negotiations: @Jolly said in Biden's Secret Negotiations: BTW...Last time I looked, wasn't hydroelectric the greenest energy we had? Why do away with it? They're not. Dams are extremely controversial. They drastically change ecosystems. That's not really up for any serious debate. The argument is whether those changes are actually as detrimental as they appear to be. So let's tear down existing dams? I think sometimes that makes sense. Not all dams are equally helpful to humans. But if they're generating a massive percentage of power and there aren't any alternatives, that would be very bad.

Alternatively, one for a musical guy who has neighbors he hates... [image: R.faf2b33f770df31caab6d54a0d27cf35?rik=pBj9ADEJtTRNNA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0]

@Mik said in Jumping ship: He's a smart guy, no doubt. I question if he is mature enough to understand that whatever the status quo is, it did not generally get there accidentally. I think he'd be inclined to throw the baby out with the bathwater. You're probably right. I was just spit-balling...I think the guy is smart and understands some sectors of the economy. A stint as a cabinet secretary might give him a better understanding of how The Swamp works and how best to attack it.

Nice paint job, I guess, being from Germany, they haven't heard what happened with Bud Light.

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/bank-investigator-flagged-unusual-chinese-payments-behind-40k-check-to-biden-raised-possibility-of-influence-peddling-operation/ https://x.com/CBS_Herridge/status/1730021494296596607?s=20

Flipping the big-bird.

I don’t know how anyone is answering without seeing a picture of the guy’s wife.

@89th said in Guy walks into a "Gun-Free" store with a gun.: LOL it's almost satire at this point. Agree.

@Copper said in Where's that thread about Russian officers dead?: @jon-nyc said in Where's that thread about Russian officers dead?: I wonder if there’s a millisecond of conscious awareness that one stepped on a mine? I assume that there would be unless it literally blows apart the skull instantly. Skip to 1:58 to see that "millisecond of conscious awareness". The blown apart skull follows. Link to video Possibly the best scene in the whole series. Maybe lots of other series too.

@Aqua-Letifer said in It would get my attention...: @Jolly said in It would get my attention...: Old Ben was right, good fences do make good neighbors. Don't you mean Bob? Bob Franklin?

In 12 games, 1546 yards, 15 TDs. Nabers can play. LSU will not be in the college football playoff. The bowl game will be for bragging rights. If it was a playoff game, I'm sure he would play. Blow out a knee or break an ankle for Old War Skool in a meaningless game? Not if you are a first round talent. It's a business decision. And at this level, it ain't sis-boom-ah, it's a business. Now, if you're a kid that could use some more good tape, you play in the bowl game. Might even go to the Senior Bowl or something similar. But just as young athletes pick their school, enter the transfer portal or sign their NIL deals, it's all business decisions.

The only verified successful consummation of this sort of deal is when the Heaven's Gate cultists boarded the space ship behind Haley's comet. I am sure we would have heard about it if their souls had been left stranded.

I visualized you running long headphone cables

Speaking of AI, my buddy was part of this 20% workforce layoff in favor of AI: https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/28/dataminr-the-4b-big-data-startup-is-laying-off-20-of-staff-today-or-150-people-as-it-preps-to-double-down-on-ai/